Combination raincoat and jacket



Jan. 3, 192a 1,654,591

' J. MARKIN COMBINATION RAINCOAT AND JACKET Filed Jan. 31, 1927 Patented Jan. 3, 1928.

JOSEPH MARKIN, orcirroaeo, rumors.

COMBINATION BAINCOAT- AND JACKET.

Application. filed Ianuary 31, 1927. Seriallh. 164,737.

My invention relates tov a,- combination raincoat and jacket, and it has for its object the provision of a new and improved form and arrangement of-. parts, by the use of which the garment may be worn as a fulllengthraincoat or alternatively as a jacket. It is one of the objects of my invention to provide improved. means for, holding up :the

lower portion of thecoat folded in such condition-as to be unobjectionablefor: wear. It is another object of my invention. to provide a combinationcoat and jacket of this type which can be very'easily and quickly manipulated forthe transformation from thejacket form to the full-lengthcoat form, such transformation being preferably accomplished by the wearer without taking off the garment, the-arrangementbeingsuch that the transformation to. the jacket form can be accomplished without difficulty.

It is another-object of my invention to improve garments of this type in sundry details hereinafter pointed. out. The preferred means by which I have accomplished my objects are illustrated in the accompanying, drawing and are hereinafter specifi cally described; That which I believe to be new and desire to cover by Letters Patent isset forth in the claims.

In the drawing;-

Fig; 1 is afront View, partly. brokenaway, of' my improved full-length coat.

Fig; 2 'is a front view,.also partly broken away,.showing the condition of thecoat as folded up in jacket form.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary inside face view of thelower: port-ionof the coat at one side thereof, with the corner turned up preparatory to folding the garment into its jacket form.

Fig. 4: is a fragmentary inside face View of the corresponding lower portion of the coat at the opposite side thereof as compared with Fig. 3 but with the garment folded into its jacket form; and

Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional view taken' at line 55 of Fig. 4. r

Referring to the several figures of the drawing, in which corresponding parts are indicated by the same reference characters, 10 indicates the skirt portion of my improved coat, 11 and 12 the sleeves, 13 the collar, and l t the front panel or facing which is secured at both edges along its upper end portion but which is loose at the rear edge at its lower end portion so asto receive afold between it and the body of.

the coat its-hereinafter described. The form of the coat as indicated in Fig. 1:.is very similar to that of the ordinary raincoat of the straight form type. T

.A-s' is shown in F g. 3, when the coat is to be transformed into its jacket form, the lower corner 15 at each side of the coatis folded up along a diagonal line onthe outer face of the skirt: 10, being secured in'such turned position by means. of: asnap'l6, preferably of the glove fastener type, one member ofv the snap being-mounted upon. the corner of. the/flap andthe-other member-being mounted uponthe-outer face of the skirt of the coat. In Fig. 4., the-corner fla-p- 15 at the opposite side: of: the coat is indicated as being folded in like manner and held in position by the-flap 16 at that side. After the'corner flap-s 15- have: been securedzin their folded-up position, theskirt of. the-coat isfolde'd upon the inner" face 'of'the coat, the fold being. made along: the

line indicated in Fig; 3 at 17, the bottom edge of: the skirt being secured in such folded-up condition by means; of: releasable device's 18 also'preferably of the. glovefastener'type. The arrangement is'suchthat the skirt 10 when so foldedup and secured by the snap devices 18 lies smoothlyagainst the inner face: of the upper; portion of" the coat. After the skirt 10 has beenfold ed up in position as described, the lower edge-portion of such fold is-again folded, thistime along the line, indicated inFig. 3 'at'19, such second fold in the skirt portion coming at thalineQOwhiCh is then in position directly opposite the line 19. The second fold is made upwardly and outwardly rather than inwardly, such fold being secured in foldedup position by the use of releasable securing devices 21, also preferably in the form of glove fasteners. The second fold, which is indicated by the numeral 22 extends at its end portion underneath the facing panel 14:, as is clearly shown in Fig. 2. With the garment folded up in jacket form, a tongue or flap 23 is utilized for securing the bottom of -such jacket at one side to the bottom at the opposite side, such flap 23 being provided with a releasable fastener 24: of the glove fastener type, as is clearly shown in Fig. 2. WVhen the garment is being worn in the full-length coat form, the flap or ton e 23 is held folded back releasably in position by the use of a glove fastener member 25 which is adapted to cooperate with the member 24 carried by the flap, as is shown in Fig. 1.

When the garment is being worn in jacket form as shown in Fig. 2 and when the wearer desires to transform the garment into the full-length coat form, he is able to, do so without taking off the garment. He finds it a very easy matter to release the devices 21 for turning the fold 22 down on the outside, then to release the snaps 18 for turning the skirt 10 down from its position on the 1nside, and then to release the snaps 16 for turning down the corner flaps 15. If he desires, he can readjust the collar and lapel portion of the garment into the position as shown in Fig. 1 by the ordinary manipulation for this purpose.

When it is desired to transform the garment from the-full-length coat to the jacket form, this can be accomplished to the best advantage by taking the garment off, but it will be appreciated that it could be done in case of necessity without taking the garment off.

I have found in actual use of my improved garment that the garment is very neat and very satisfactory in every way in'elther of its two forms, and that the transformation from the one form to the other can be accomplished quickly and readily without any great inconvenience. The snap devices which are seen on the outer face of the coat are preferably made to conform in color with the parts upon which they are seen. At the points where a member of a snap device is located upon the body of the coat away from the hem or other double portion, the body of the coat is preferably reinforced, as indicated, for example, at 26 at various points in the drawing. I have found that the construction is very strong so as to be suitable for hard usage. I have also found that the garment is very attractive andneat in either of its two forms.

While I prefer to employ the form of construction as illustrated in my drawing and as above described, I wish to have it understood that I do not limit my invention to the form as shown except so far as certain of the claims are specifically so limited, since it will be appreciated'that changes might well be made in the garment without departing from the spirit of my invention.

I claim i 1. A combined raincoat and jacket, comprising in combination a long coat, releasable means for holding the lower corners thereof folded up along diagonal lines, and other releasable means for holding the lower portion of the coat folded up smoothly toform a jacket. 7

2. A combined raincoat and jacket, com prising in combination a long coat, releasable means for holding the lower portion thereof folded up smoothly inside, and other releasable means for. holdin the lower portion of such folded part folded up smoothly outside. j 7

3. A combined raincoat and jacket, comprising in combination along coat, releasable means for holding the lower portion thereof folded up smoothly inside, other releasable means for holding the lower portion of such folded part'folded up smoothly outside, and a tongue projecting from the front edge at one side adjacent to the second fold for securing the two side'portions together when the garment is worn as a jack-ct. 7

4. A combined raincoat and jacket, comprising in combination a long coat, releasable means for holding the lower portion thereof folded up smoothly inside, other re leasable means for holding the lower portion of such folded part folded up smoothly outside, and a flap at the front edge at one side under which the second folded portion extends when the garment is worn asa jacket.

' JOSEPH MARI-(IN. 

